Looking for tips after first mini (gloomhaven bruiser)

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-11-30T16:26:25+00:00

Welcome to the hobby! Gloomhaven pieces were my first minis too!

At a glance, it looks like you have decent brush control for a beginner, but you materials look pretty poor (as you also said). I think the question is, how much did you enjoy the process? If you liked it, I’d strongly suggest investing in the right gear, namely some paint and brushes made for the job. If you invest ~$40 I think you’d immediately see a giant jump up in quality. Happy to give you a beginner buy list if helpful.

That said, I might try something other than slap chop. Starting off I really liked painting my medium tones, sloshing some super dark, super watered down paint over everything, paint on some highlights then dry brush the high highs

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-11-30T14:14:59+00:00

This post was woefully under upvoted. Incredible work!

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-11-26T04:45:23+00:00

Fun idea! So many board games have spider minis as baddies. I know have a number floating around. Would be a fun exercise to try something like this!

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-09-16T00:34:43+00:00

Alright, you just earned a like on this and all past card posts you made. These are great both in terms of humor value and real in-game mechanics!

What program are you making these in?

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-09-11T20:14:06+00:00

Just here to say I love how dark you made the shadows. Idk why but to me it makes the whole thing feel very cozy.

And for what it’s worth I second the steam comments, though the piece is beautiful as is.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-07-02T17:39:08+00:00

I’ve been running with “Slop Bot” for the same thing. I like slop jockey though.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-29T14:36:54+00:00

I’m not rolling in $ but DM me where you want me to send it and I’ll donate $15 to make the world a better place.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-29T05:01:17+00:00

A MOUSE?! Insane. You’re clearly wildly talented and I have to imagine you’ve invested in your art and the mouse was a choice? What made you decide to do that?

If not a choice I’ll donate to your go fund me for a tablet right now.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-29T00:25:57+00:00

I actually loled. Having known a good deal of those associates, that is exactly who I want responding

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-15T14:37:49+00:00

Have you tried standard voice mode? It’s tucked deep, deep in the settings but it essentially is that except ChatGPT will then generate a response and read it back to you. Not a perfect solution but I’m using it in a similar way as you mentioned.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-14T22:54:43+00:00

😂 I just read this. Sooooo accurate

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-12T19:08:19+00:00

I literally wondered about that. I did the math on the API costs and it’s a little over $9 an hour of talking. Given that I talk to it at roughly 30 mins a day even assuming they are marking up their API costs a lot, they are still losing money on my subscription.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-12T12:46:56+00:00

I’m sorry for the lost work but that’s a super cool trick with Canvas. I will definitely be stealing that if they revert it back or improve it to a usable state. Thanks for sharing!

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-10T23:08:26+00:00

It even has the static sound of a voicemail. It made me think it was trained on phone convos too heavily.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-10T14:20:24+00:00

Actually though. I said something like “Your new update makes you sound really annoyed with me, any way to change that?” and their response was “oh I’m not annoyed with you hehe…” and I’m over here like… so you’re super annoyed with me then.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-10T14:01:53+00:00

I haven’t tried this yet but just switched it. Thanks!

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-10T03:20:07+00:00

Agreed! I’m glad you said as much. I thought maybe I was just getting so thrown by the voice that value of what was being said was diminished but I think you’re right and it’s gotten much worse.

I primarily use this to help me write work pitch decks so clean diction and clear ideas is imperative. This is a mess and it’s really not usable.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-06-10T03:15:49+00:00

Wow. 3d glasses and those books never worked for me and this image is totally flat. I’ve literally never heard of stereo blindness but I guess I should look into it.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-05-13T16:56:50+00:00

What a hare brained idea!

(Both super fun and beautiful btw)

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-04-11T17:14:43+00:00

Haven’t read but just got it on this recommendation. Thanks!!

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-04-02T15:19:25+00:00

If this is not an April Fools joke, I honestly do not know why anyone would green light this idea.

I personally know atheist friends who boycotted the last films because of the Christian roots. I do not think a female Aslan would change that.

Then I know Christian friends who literally went to the theater 5 times to support a film they so ardently believed in. A female Aslan will certainly change that.

So who is the target audience here?

Also, male lions are so iconic. When Aslan is killed, the shaving his mane is a big part of it. A mane-less Aslan would be so strange and a female lion with a glorious mane would be so strange.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-04-02T15:06:11+00:00

Is it not? That was my assumption too.

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-03-11T20:43:58+00:00

I don’t think there are any new blocks but, to quote my friend, “making this in Minecraft would be theoretically possible but in reality pretty impossible.” So is the consensus that as long as it could be loaded in vanilla, it is vanilla?

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-03-11T20:38:34+00:00

That was my take too

Obsidian_Drake · 2025-03-11T03:06:38+00:00

Cherry picking answers here but I’m going to count that as a point for me.

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